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Bengbu
蚌埠市 | |
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Nickname: Pearl city (珠城) | |
Coordinates (Bengbu municipal government): 32°55′01″N 117°23′20″E / 32.917°N 117.389°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
County-level divisions | 7 |
Township-level divisions | 74 |
Municipal seat | Longzihu District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zhou Chunyu (周春雨) |
• Secretary of Municipal Party Committee | Chen Qitao (陈启涛) |
Area | |
5,952.14 km2 (2,298.13 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
• Metro | 613.7 km2 (237.0 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
3,296,408 | |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,336,093 |
• Urban density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,968,027 |
• Metro density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 199.0 billion US$ 29.3 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 59,963 US$ 9,295 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 233000 |
Area code | 0552 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-AH-03 |
License Plate Prefix | 皖C |
Website | www |
Bengbu (Chinese: 蚌埠; pinyin: Bèngbù; Wade–Giles: Peng-pu) is a city in northern Anhui Province, China. Its population was 3,296,408 registered residents at the 2020 census. 1,968,027 lived in the built-up area made of four Bengbu urban districts and Fengyang County in Chuzhou Prefecture, largely being conurbated. Its name means "Clam Wharf" in Chinese, echoing its former reputation as a freshwater pearl fishery.